Roughly 30 residents and six pets were temporarily evacuated from an apartment complex in Riverside after firefighters caught a strong smell of chlorine after putting out a closet fire Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. City of Riverside firefighters were called to the … [Read more...]
At around 0530 this Sunday morning 11-1-2020, an explosion occurred on the very small island community of Meadowmere Park, Long Island, N.Y. Meadowmere Park is a residential community (of about 100 homes) that sits on a bay right across from NY's Kennedy Airport, bordering NYC, … [Read more...]
So over the last couple of years, there's been quite a bit of (good) buzz related to "wipes"....in other words those decon/antimicrobial treated cloth-like wipes that are designed to be used to minimize or reduce the risk of cancer as well as related exposures to Firefighters.& … [Read more...]
A mobile home is a total loss following a fire that investigators believe was sparked by a cigarette butt. The Hinesburg Fire Department responded to the fire at a home on Hillview Terrace a little after 1530 on Saturday. Heavy fire was already seen on the front porch when crews … [Read more...]
A Milton (Ontario, Canada) Firefighter has been seriously injured after a response to a vehicle fire on Highway 401 took a turn for the worse when the gas tank reportedly exploded. The incident occurred just before 2100 Sunday evening (Sept. 13) on the eastbound Highway 401 … [Read more...]
Three D.C. firefighters were hospitalized after crews responded to a hazardous materials call, one of two Wednesday that included a sulfuric spill at the Department of Homeland Security complex. The first incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. and involved a building's … [Read more...]
A Seminole County (Florida) public works employee was killed when a sidewalk collapsed and 3 firefighters were injured during their rescue efforts this morning. Seminole County Fire Chief Otto Drozd said when Firefighters arrived, a vacuum truck was removing water from the hole … [Read more...]
Firefighters in northern California say they are gaining control over historic, deadly wildfires that have burned more than one million acres. However, researchers and former firefighters working on a new study fear the responders battling the blazes are in danger of suffering … [Read more...]
SEATTLE — Five people, including a firefighter, were taken to the hospital after a hazmat response Monday afternoon near the Georgetown neighborhood. Crews responded to a report of nauseating fumes near the 600 block of South Myrtle Street. It resulted in nearby … [Read more...]
LONDON, ONT. -- Almost a year after a devastating explosion destroyed five houses on Woodman Avenue, some of the firefighters who experienced the blast want Londoners to know what happened behind the barricades. On Aug. 14, 2019 London firefighters found themselves in a … [Read more...]